Post #3332701
2023-03-16 21:55 UTC
1974, Jan Morris appears on the Dick Cavett show to talk about her transition and plug her book about the same, Conundrum; the interview is respectful and coverage of the television show almost awed.
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@miriamrobern@dice.camp 2023-03-16 22:05
Okay, starting to see broad bands of media portrayals of transgender people: Pre-1930: Transgender People are Natural Oddities and/or Deceptive Freaks 1930 to 1970s: Transgender Folks Are a Miracle of Modern Medicine 80s and 90s: Being Transgender Is A Shameful Secret 2000s: Even balance of Transgender Murders and Transgender Celebrations 2010 and onwards: Increasing Normalization met by Increasingly Polarized Coverage